Caroline “Carrie” Nichols (later Carrie N. Lacy; see 2017.30.13) presented this carte-de-visite album to her friend and fellow teacher Emily Howland on January 1, 1864, at Camp Todd, a freedmen’s camp and school located in Arlington, Virginia. Emily Howland was an abolitionist, educator, philanthropist, and suffragist who founded, financially supported, and taught in numerous schools for African Americans for more than 70 years from 1857 until her death in 1929 at the age of 101.

Typical of a CDV album during this period, the Howland Album contains photographs of Howland’s family, friends, and colleagues, as well as souvenir images of notable abolitionists and famous figures during the 1860s and 1870s. Based on the photograph dates and later inscriptions, it is clear that Howland added photographs to the album as she collected them throughout the mid- to late 19th century.

Description

Black leather photograph album owned by Emily Howland containing photographs of friends, family, and celebrities. The album covers and binding are made from embossed black leather with gold gilt decorations on the covers and spine. Both covers are the same, with a scallop-edged diamond outlined in gold at the center and geometric borders surrounding it, ending in a thin gold gilt geometric border around the edges. Gilt text is stamped on the spine reading "PHOTOGRAPHS". The front and back interior covers have decorative paper with small gold repeating stylized dots on a white ground adhered to them. There are four (4) sheets of paper at the front of the album, followed by twenty-five (25) thicker pages that each feature a window for holding two (2) photographs per page, and one (1) sheet of paper at the back of the album. There is room for fifty (50) photographs, though the album contains only forty-seven (47) photographs plus one (1) loose photograph too large to fit into the windowed pages. Windows 20, 21, and 47 are empty. The windows are rectangular with rounded corners and are surrounded by a gold printed border. The front pages include a page with information about the album publisher and an Index page with two printed columns of numbered lines for identifying the photographs. The Index page is not filled out. There is an inscription written in black ink on the first page that reads "To / Emily Howland / From her friend / Carrie Nichols / Jan 1st, 1864 / Camp Todd / Virginia". All of the interior pages are edged in gilt with a design impressed into the top, right side, and bottom edges of the pages that creates a floral spray when the album is closed. The album fastens on the right side with two (2) metal hinged bars that are attached to the back cover and close over metal pins attached to the front cover. The bars are embellished with a three-dimensional metal design imitating a floral fabric looped through a metal buckle.

Poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The printed blue poster has central white text which reads [JUNTOS / SE PUEDE] in Spanish, which translates as "Together We Can." There is a small Teamsters logo in the lower left corner with text for [® GCC/IBT [inside oval] 274C]. The design is repeated on both sides.

Handwritten poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The white poster has black and red text which reads [Civility / now!]. The lower half of the poster has three (3) heads in profile. Text to the right of the heads reads [Equality! / Stronger / together! / Inclusive!]. The other side reads [Empathy / Mr. Trump / look it / up!] in blue and red text.

Handwritten poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington with a cardboard handle. The white poster has black text which reads [W?MEN’S / RIGHTS / TRANSCEND / B?RDERS]. At the bottom are hand drawn flags for Canada and the Netherlands with text for [ON THE MARCH]. Both sides of the poster have the same message.

Handwritten poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The poster has handwritten black, red, and blue marker on the white background. The poster has black and red text which reads [Because I’m / an IMMIGRANT / AND [underlined in blue] / an AMERICAN]. “Immigrant and American” are larger and in red. The lower right corner has [#whyImarch] in blue. The other side has black, blue and red ink which reads [Because my filipino daughter / deserves / = TREATMENT / + / OPPORTUNITIES / as her white father / #whyimarch #thefutureis?].

Handwritten poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The white poster has painted text which reads [REFUGEES [blue] / WELCOME [red]]. The other side has a red background with black hand-painted text [I’M NOT GIVING / UP AND / NEITHER SHOULD YOU!].

Handwritten poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The white poster has central black handwritten text which reads [for such / a time / as / this / ESTHER 4:14]. The other side reads [he’s [Donald Trump] not / my / president / #nope] in cursive.

Poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. One side of the black poster has [END [blue] THE [orange] / SCHOOL [purple] / TO [brown] / PRISON [red] / PIPELINE [green, yellow, and metallic]] in various colors. On the center right is a white sticker with black text for [LESS LOCKS / MORE KEYS] and a graphic of keys. The other side has white and metallic text on a black background which reads [Revolution / is not a one / time event / -AUDRE LORDE]. There is clear tape over a central crease.

Handwritten poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The yellow poster has black text which reads [WHEN YOU HURT ME YOU HURT / YOURSELF. WHEN YOU LOVE ME, / YOU LOVE YOURSELF/….. / LOVE GOD HERSELF]. The reverse has a blue background with black marker text, “WHEN YOU HURT ME / YOU HURT YOURSELF.”

Hand drawn poster by Patricia Thomas from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The white poster has red and black text which reads [NASTY [red] / Women [black] / UNITE [red]]. On the reverse in the upper left corner is [If you use this sign / sent me a pic of it in / action [phone number]]. There is a post-it note on the back with black text [Patricia Thomas / Tyler School / of Art / Philadelphia / Black / Cargo Collective C[illegible] / Pat[illegible]].

Poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The printed poster has a black background with white text which reads [RESPETA MI / EXISTENCIA / O ESPERA / RESISTENCIA] in Spanish, which translates as "Respect My Existence or Expect Resistance." The woman power logo is in red at the center bottom. At the bottom right in red is [@WOMENSMARCH + THEAMPLIFIERFOUNDATION.ORG + VICTORIA GARCIA]. The design is repeated on both sides.

Handwritten poster from the 2017 March on Washington. The white poster has purple text which reads [We need leaders not in love with, / money but in love with justice / Not in love with publicity but / IN LOVE WITH HUMANITY. – Martin / Luther / King Jr. [smaller]]. The poster has a blue and green tape border with metallic detailing. The reverse has a repeating back print for United Industries.

Official poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The poster has a red background with white and dark blue text. The top half of the poster has a graphic of three (3) faces in profile with one each in red, dark blue, and white. Below this in white and blue printed text is [WOMEN’S / MARCH [larger] / ON WASHINGTON / SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 2017 / ACHIEVING OUR FULL SELVES BY / FULLY EMBRACING EACH OTHER ! / WOMEN’S RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS!]. The white back is blank. The front of the poster has some damage.

Poster with artist Jessica Sabogal's print “Women are Perfect (If You Let Them)” from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The poster is printed in shades of yellow and brown. At the top [WOMEN ARE PERFECT] is printed in yellow. The center of the poster has the image of a smiling young girl. The artist's mark of two interlocking branches with leaves is printed on the girl's chest. She has natural hair and is looking upward. At the bottom right in brown is [@WOMENSMARCH + THEAMPLIFIERFOUNDATION.ORG + JESSICA SABOGAL]. The design is repeated on the back.

Human Rights Campaign poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The printed poster has a white background with [DEFY / WITH / DIGNITY]. “DEFY” is in blue with a yellow center in the “E” in the logo of the Human Rights Campaign. "DIGNITY" is in black with multi-colored accents. The reverse is blank.

Hand drawn poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. One side of the white poster has black text with a red heart. The poster reads [Love trumps Hate] in black. Beneath the words is a red heart, a black greater than sign and a dollar symbol. At the bottom, also in black, is a raised fist, a peace sign, and an equality symbol. The reverse has the female and male signs [? = ?]. The wooden handle is painted blue with black stripes.

Hand drawn poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The paper has a design of snow-capped mountains with a blue sky. Black text along the mountain edges reads [WHEN / THEY / GO / LOW / WE / GO / HIGH], rising from the lower left corner to the upper right corner. The back side is blank.